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What Is Digital Citizenship? Instructional VideoWhat Is Digital Citizenship? Instructional Video
Publisher
Common Sense Media
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Grade
K - 12th
Subjects
21 Century Skills
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
0:41
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Year
2017
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What Is Digital Citizenship?

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Spark scholars' interest in becoming a super digital citizen with a brief, yet informative video that details what digital citizenship is and why it's important. 

94 Views 74 Downloads

Concepts

Digital Citizenship, internet safety, the internet, safety, integrating technology, Technology

Additional Tags

classroom support

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a flipped classroom assignment—direct pupils to watch the video for homework in preparation for a learning activity when they return to school 
  • Play the video at the start of digital citizenship instruction to grab learners' attention
  • Answer the question posted at the end of the video, list and discuss class members' ideas

Classroom Considerations

  • Some graphics are related to specific social media sites
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • The video is set to upbeat music and contains engaging graphics 

Cons

  • None

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